The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-10-24
AN OHIO COUNTY MAN,
But Now n California Millionaire, In Jail
~ Snn Eruuclsco.

But Now n California Millionaire, In jail In
San Fruuclsco. 3
Robert F. Morrow, who is enc Of San
Frauciscos millionsirea, IS native Of
this county, having boon born near the
rs" bridge, this side oil Trisdelphia. He
went to California at very carly age,
when ho WAS only about sixteeu, just after
the discovery oil gold in that stats in the
Forties, and was one Of tho Argonauts
who coon acquired wealth in that region.
Hs made $4,000 in tho first two or three
years OF his sojourn, and left the mines
and came to San Francisco with the in
tention OF returning to thiH region and
buying farm and settljng down to the
steady.going habits OF his antecedsnts.
But, rs he himself tells tho story, he had
two or three days TO wait in tho city for
the steamer, and in that time he ssw 80
much money.msking and wealth all
around him that he finally considered his
SEQ, 600 no money at ell, and he concluded
to remain in California and add to his
pile. & ~
And 60 no did remsin, but instead Of
adding 10 his email fortune he went into
q speculation by which he was cleaned
out and lost the whole Of it. However, he
wsa young md enthusiastic, and nothing
daunted by his misfortune he returned TO
ths mines and was coon on bis leet again,
and with his accumulated experience and
wisdom made more profitable use Of his
new earnings and 30 manipulated them
that he grew at length to be very rich
man, and at Last turned up &C one of San
Frarc:eco's nlillionai.es. He acquired
large control in the system OF cable line
street railrosda in that city and In con-
nec!ion with the late Senator Sharon ran
big deals in mining stocks.
A year or 60 ago o man IVES Killed on
one Of his street car lines under such cir
cumetances no to render the company
liable for large amount Of money, and
when the case came to trial, and the YER
dict was rendered, to the establishment of
everybody the evidences in the case had
counted for naughs, and the company got
of with merely nominal amount. So
cure was tho counsel for the widow OF the
men killed thst there had been corrupt
influence exercised on,the jury that an in.
yesticstion wsS set on foot that finally re-.
suited in fixing the agency upon Morrow,
and he was Indicted for what ia tcchni.
cslly termed "embrscary." The evidence
OF one or two Of the lurymsn who had
been tempered with, was relied on to CON.
vict him, but when the trial came on these
witnessed turned up mysteriously miseing,
and it TGs aece1tained that Morrow's
money had INDUCED their absences and
flight. 80,
This discovery only intsnaifsd the pros
ccuiion to still greater resolution to get the
drop OF the law upon Morrow, and at last
they rsn him down 60 close that be wss
arrested and put in jail, notwithstanding
no had given q $4,000 bond for his ap-
pearance. The Inducements to flight
we're considered 60 extraordinary that the
Judge ruled that II was necessary for the
snds Of public justice TINT be should DO
incarcerstsd, The San Francisco papa1s
TEEN with accounts Of the great seneation
produced In that community by the jail
ing OF this rich man and influential c;ti.
zen, and the act OF the Judge il highly
commended rs much needed assurances
to the public that wealth Is not yet more
powerful than the law. 7z5s
Morrow's crime ia felony at law, anG
punishable by confinement in the peni-
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